(2017/01/17) A progressive vision for our economic future

January 17, 2017•79 min

Edition #1072 Today we take a look at the Democrats failure to present viable economic solutions and offer a new vision for where we should go from here Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Democrats failed to offer a better solution - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 11-26-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin Ch. 4: Act 2: How progressives need to frame their economic message - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-29-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Unified - Unified Highway Ch. 6: Act 3: AI Will Eliminate 6% of Jobs in Next 5 Years - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 09-18-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Automation - Allan Sherman Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Street on the folly of throwing away identity politics - @BlkAgendaReport - Air Date 1-16-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: Working Class Hero - Green Day Ch. 10: Act 5: Not Trickle Down, But Bottom Up | Anthony Flaccavento - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-15-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Trickle Down - Hayseed Dixie Ch. 12: Act 6: What is Economic Democracy? - The Next System Project - Air Date: 3-1-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Le monde de contre jour - David Ari Leon Ch. 14: Act 7: The UK Labor party taking the lead on worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-9-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - Sole Ch. 16: Act 8: Social Welfare Does Not Kill Business, with President of Iceland Ólafur Grímsson - Big Think - Air Date 11-13-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Success - Iggy Pop Ch. 18: Act 9: Join or Start a Local Democracy @ Work Action Group via @Democracyatwrk - Best of the Left Activism Voicemails Ch. 19: Why Trump voters are angry - Luis in Texas Ch. 20: The true cost of commuting and how best to get engaged - Anonymous Ch. 21: What should the new economy movement look like? - Natalia from North Hampton, MA Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 22: Final comments explaining to conservatives why we should shift to a co-op economy Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: TAKE ACTION Find or Start a Democracy At Work Action Group near you EDUCATE YOURSELF 10 Ways to Challenge Capitalism's Death Grip on Daily Life (via Truthout) Cooperatives: The key to climate action? (via Democracy at Work) Energy cooperatives are booming in Germany (via DW.com) Worlds 8 Richest People Have Same Wealth as Poorest 50% (via The Guardian) This Worker-Owned Cooperative is "Bigger than a Business" (via DCist.com) Workers will get right to buy out bosses under Labour rule (The Independent UK) Corporations Open Cash Spigot for Trump's Inauguration (The New York Times) Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman. Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!